To repeat, the way you get to the huge, impossible yes is, you start collecting a lot of easy, small yeses.
Chuck PalahniukA minute of perfection was worth the effort. A moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection.
Chuck PalahniukI might be a touch of a sadist and a little bit jejune... but at least I'm not a victim, not any longer. I hope. I hope, therefore I am.
Chuck PalahniukIntellectual culture seems to separate high art from low art. Low art is horror or pornography or anything that has a physical component to it and engages the reader on a visceral level and evokes a strong sympathetic reaction. High art is people driving in Volvos and talking a lot. I just don't want to keep those things separate. I think you can use visceral physical experiences to illustrate larger ideas, whether they're emotional or spiritual. I'm trying to not exclude high and low art or separate them.
Chuck Palahniuk